Pub life:  Tourists often sit in a pub for a number of hours to observe "the craic" without having a single drink or nursing a single glass of Guinness. And I could also tell you which nationalities are, in general, known for it, but I don't want to be [accused] of lazy national stereotyping. Okay - it's the Italians. - Dealga

There are lots of people out there, myself included, who were taught that alcoholic drinks are a wonderful accompaniment to food. Go to a Spanish tapas bar, a German bierkeller or a Japanese izakaya and see how it's done. In addition to beer or wine or whatever other drinks, there are dozens of delicious nibbles on offer, and they are absolutely brilliant places to pass an evening. On the other hand, in most Irish pubs you can hardly even get a sandwich and the only thing you can do is knock back drink till you're on the floor. If pubs want to widen their customer base, maybe they should widen the choice of what's on offer. - Jonathan